Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh - Luyện thi Đại Học năm học 2015-2016 - Bài số 22 - Phạm Thái Bạch Mai

LESSON 22 – May 12th, 2016
READING. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. ENGLISH VILLAGE LIFE
 For some people, life in an English village is a form of retreat, allowing them to live closer to nature in a relaxed and peaceful setting. Others, who perhaps are more accustomed to the hustle and bustle of city life, may feel more (1) ..... about living in a quiet and perhaps more isolated place and consider the idea of everyone knowing each other quite bizarre. However, it is this notion of a (2) ..... community which is often a striking difference between city and country life. Knowing everyone near where you live and having (3) ..... respect for your neighbours in a small community does, in effect, (4) ..... . If someone needs help or is ill, they will find themselves in a (5) ..... position where they feel well supported. You could say that (6) ..... is a fundamental aspect of survival in such places. Villagers tend to (7) ..... keeping their communities thriving through (8) ..... with each other, maintaining social clubs and events, and keeping the local amenities running. If you visit any English village, you come across an eclectic mix of characters. Whilst you can expect some rather (9) ..... landowners to be influential in village parish matters, you will also get to talk to people from all (10) ..... of life. Living in a village might not be everyone’s cup of tea but one thing’s for sure, there is a lot to be said for it.
1. A. suspicious 	B. troubled 	C. apprehensive 	D. mistrustful
2. A. close-knit 	B. jam-packed 	C. thickset 	D. close-up
3. A. collective 	B. two-sided 	C. mutual 	D. returned
4. A. pay for 	B. pay off 	C. work off 	D. work for
5. A. grateful 	B. suitable 	C. respective 	D. favourable
6. A. connecting 	B. networking 	C. associating 	D. corresponding
7. A. take pride in 	B. make proud of C. be proud in 	D. have pride for
8. A. conjoining 	B. contacting 	C. liaising 	D. attaching
9. A. plentiful 	B. abundant 	C. sustaining 	D. affluent
10. A. genres 	B. walks 	C. characters 	D. breeds
GAPPED TEXT 1. Complete the essay by filling the gaps (1-4) with A-D.
 If I would have the opportunity to study a subject I do not know yet [*1___]. I have a B.A. in Management and I like to have the possibilities to work in this field. However, I was always interested in the space exploration. 
 I think, it is a very interesting and challenging job to work on a space ship, gathering different kinds of information, probes and specimens. [*2____]. Nevertheless, I believe that humankind is making steps forward by domesticating space. We need to know what is beyond our solar system. We need to know what is beyond our universe. 
 Another important aspect of studying the space is that [*3____] I think it is a great feeling to give people new knowledge, opportunities and experience. Scientists often find and study new constellations, they launch satellites and monitor them from land.
 When I was a child I collected stamps and cards with a space subject [*4____] However, my plans changed but my dream has not vanished. I believe that in a few years people will be able to visit the space just like they go to a museum now.
 To sum up, I think that studying a space would give me self-realization, more opportunities to grow and more goals to achieve.
* A. Many people think that these kinds of experiments are a waste of money and time.
* B. I would choose to study the outer space.
* C. and I dreamed that someday I would be able to make a flight into an outer space.
* D. scientists are always about to make new discoveries there and they do them.
WORD FORMS. Complete sentences 1-10 with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. Some of Matthew's behaviour was......; I hope he apologized. 	EXCUSE
2. They still have to make slight........to the building.	MODIFY
3. I am only........to the chairperson. 	ANSWER
4. Nobody knew what happened to Steve - his disappearance was..... 	EXPLAIN
5. I caught my arm in the door; the pain was absolutely..... 	BEAR
6. It was such a........thing to say; I was very upset. 	TACT
7. This word has a.......meaning. 	FIGURE
8. I need to......myself with all the new equipment.	FAMILIAR
9. It was very.......of her not to tell us that the party had been cancelled. 	CONSIDER
10. The plan was originally......to assist poorer families.	CONCEPT
GAPPED TEXT 2. 
THE SIGN ON A HILL
 At the top of a hill called Mount Lee in Los Angeles on the west coast of the USA is a very famous sign, recognisable to people around the world. My job is to look after this sign. It says Hollywood and that’s of course the place where films have been made for over a hundred years. The first film was made there in 1907 and by 1912, at least 15 independent studios could be found making films around town.
 The film industry continued to grow and the name Hollywood, which by the 1920s represented not just a city but also an industry and a lifestyle, was made official when the ‘Hollywoodland’ sign was erected in 1923. It was only supposed to last about a year.
*1_______But it wasn’t always. It started out as a massive billboard advertising an upscale suburban development called Hollywoodland. In the 1940s, TV started to become popular and some Hollywood film studios closed, but then TV companies moved in and took them over. At this point, the city of Los Angeles decided to renovate the sign. The letters spelling ‘land’ were removed and the rest was repaired. Modern Hollywood was born. The letters in the sign weren’t straight and still aren’t. *2_______They follow the shape of Mount Lee and this is part of their fame.
 I am responsible for maintaining and protecting the sign. *3_______When I first arrived in 1989, security was pretty low-tech - we put up a fence around the sign to stop trespassers messing with it. But people just jumped over the fence. The back of the sign was black with graffiti - there was barbed wire across it, but they still got through. So I decided to improve the effectiveness of the security. Now we have motion-detectors 
and cameras. Everything goes via the internet to a dedicated surveillance team watching various structures around the city. *4_______But they can get a closer look on one of my regular tours. It’s also important to protect the sign’s image as it’s used in loads of adverts and news pieces. There’s a simple rule about how the sign can be used.
*5_______ However, it mostly comes down to the look. To take a different example, if you used ‘Hollywood’ in the name of your company it would depend on what the word looked like, whether it was just spelled out or whether the image of the sign itself was used.
 People call up with the most ridiculous ideas. They want to light the sign, paint it pink, or cover it in something to promote their product. You’ll get a really enthusiastic marketing executive call-up, terribly excited because they think they’re the first person to think of this or that idea. *6_______That’s because we don’t like to change the image and we hope it will have the same significance for generations to come.
 A. Even so, people still try to climb over the barrier, mostly innocent tourists surprised 
 that you can’t walk right up to the sign. 
 B. They mostly get turned down.
 C. If one of them ever fell down I would have to put it back up at exactly the same 
 angle.
 D. We used to have real problems.
 E. Things have changed a lot since then. 
 F. It’s still there, of course, and is a symbol of the entertainment world.
 G. If the purpose is commercial - to promote something - payment has to be made.
PHRASAL VERBS. Complete the sentences with the active, passive or infinitive forms of the verbs in the box and an obiect pronoun where necessary.
bring down ● bring up ● drop off ● lay off ● let down ● look after 
hold with ● narrow down ● put up with ● talk over ● throw away ● turn up
1. I don't trust her any more. She's too......often.
2. I can't find the letter. It might have.......
3. He was born and.....in Hue City.
4. That noise is difficult......
5. She'll......by her grandparents whilst her parents are on holiday.
6. Could you......at the traffic lights, please?
7. Thecompany was forced.......staff.
8. How many people.....to the gig?
9. It’s a difficult choice, but at least we’ve.....it......to five out of the hundred applicants.
10. They'll have to .......the price of cars. Nobody's buying them at the moment.
11. They had to......their ideas for several hours before putting them in writing.
12. I don't.......people smoking in restaurants and other public places.
KEY-WORD TRANSFORMATION. 
1. We know that people were farming thousands of years ago. 	IS
 It................................people were farming thousands of years ago.
2. We had to send them the directions for the restaurant. 	BE
 They............................... the directions for the restaurant.
3. They are preparing your food right now. 	IS
 Your................................right now.
4. You must clean the rice before you cook it. 	BE
 The................................before you cook it.
5. They think the café will be busy all year. 	EXPECT
 The................................busy all year.
6. It's necessary to order the roast beef in advance. 	NEEDS
 The................................in advance.
7. We believe that the restaurant was bought by a famous chef last month. HAVE
 The restaurant is................................by a famous chef last month.
8. I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol.	HARDLY
 I’ve just noticed that....................left in the car.
9. I didn’t know that cars were so expensive in this country.	IDEA
 I....................so much in this country.
10. Don’t get depressed because of such a small problem.	LET
 It’s such a small problem that you shouldn’t....................down.
11. It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital.	RECOVERY
 He is reported...................in hospital now.
12. What’s confusing you so much?	LOT
 What is it that’s....................confusion?
13. Tickets for the concert cannot be bought before 12th May.	SALE
 Tickets for the concert will not..............................12th May.
14. I didn’t buy the camera because it was so expensive.	BEEN
 I would have bought the camera.............................so expensive.
WORD CHOICE. Complete these sentences with words from the box. There may be more than one possible answer.
conscientious ● narrow-minded ● courageous ● unconventional ● competent
down-to-earth ● outgoing ● decisive ● knowledgeable ● persuasive
1. With two years’ experience in the classroom, I’d say he’s a very......teacher.
2. It was a........decision to resign in protest at the company’s pollution record.
3. One of his daughters is......., while the other one is really shy - how strange!
4. You could say they display the typical,.......attitudes of small communities.
5. If she’s an international lawyer, then she needs to be very.......in her job.
6. She seems very......and is obviously putting a lot of effort into her new job.
7. I think she’d make a great team leader because she’s a.......sort of person, whereas I find it hard to make up my mind.
8. I’d describe her as a.......sort of person with no pretensions.
9. To my mind, he has a very........way of dressing - it’s very creative.
10. She gave a very.......speech about the need for more funding.
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KEY TO LESSON 22
READING. 1. C - 2. A - 3. C - 4. B - 5. D - 6. B - 7. A - 8. C - 9. D - 10. B
GAPPED TEXT 1. 1. B – 2. A – 3. D – 4. C
GAPPED TEXT 2 . 1. F - 2. C - 3. D - 4. A - 5. G - 6. 
PHRASAL VERBS. 	
1. let me down 2. been thrown away 3. brought up 4. to put up with
5. be looked after 6. drop me off 7. to lay off 8. turned up
9. narrow down 10. bring down 11. talk over 12. hold with
WORD FORMS. 
1. inexcusable 2. modifications 3. answerable 4. inexplicable 5. unbearable 
6. tactless	7. figurative 8. familiarize 9. inconsiderate 10. conceived
KEY-WORD TRANSFORMATION.
1.[ is] known that 2. had to [be] sent 3. Food [is] being prepared 
4. rice must [be] cleaned 5. café is [expected] to be 
6. roast beef [needs] to be ordered 7. believed to [have] been bought
8. I’ve just noticed that there is [hardly] any petrol left in the car.
9. I had no [idea] (that) cars cost so much in this country.
10. It’s such a small problem that you shouldn’t [let] it get you down.
11. He is reported to be making a [recovery] in hospital now.
12. What is it that’s causing you such a [lot] of confusion?
13. go on [sale] until / before / till / or be on / for [sale] until / before / till
14. if it had not / hadn’t [been]
WORD CHOICE.
1. conscientious 2. competent / knowledgeable 3. decisive
4. courageous 5. down-to-earth 6. outgoing
7. unconventional 8. narrow-minded 9. persuasive 10. competent / knowledgeable
1. narrow-minded = tâm địa hẹp hòi
2. unconventional = không theo quy ước
3. down-to-earth = thực tế; nhạy cảm
4. decisive = có tính quyết đoán
5. persuasive = có tính thuyết phục 
6. conscientious = tận tâm; chu đáo 
7. courageous = can đảm 
8. competent = có năng lực; thành thạo 	
9. outgoing = xởi lởi; thân mật, vui vẻ 
10. knowledgeable = có tri thức; hiểu biết rõ